John Fenwick (Quaker)
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| Born | 1618 Stanton Manor, Fenwick's Colony, Salem County, New Jersey, British America |
| Occupation(s) | Soldier, attorney |
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| Children | Elizabeth Anne Priscilla |
| Parent(s) | Sir William Fenwick Elizabeth |
John Fenwick (1618—1683) was the leader of a group of
Personal life in England
Fenwick was born the second son of Sir William Fenwick at Stanton Manor, Northumberland, England to an ancient family of wealth and influence.[1][2] In 1648, John Fenwick married Elizabeth Covert, who gave birth to three daughters: Elizabeth, Anne and Priscilla.[1][2] In 1665, John and Elizabeth Fenwick joined the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers.[2] After Elizabeth's death, John Fenwick married Mary Burdet, his second wife and daughter of Sir Walter Burdet. They had no children.[1][2]
Fenwick's Colony
Prior to 1674, West Jersey had been partitioned by English colonists into five territories, each called a Tenth. The five Tenths, stretching from Assunpink Creek southward to an area inclusive of the Cohansey River, fronted the east bank of the Delaware River. John Fenwick acquired title to the Fifth Tenth, which occupied much of the present-day counties of Salem and Cumberland.[1][3]
In the third quarter of 1675,
Further reading
- Clement, John (1877). Sketches of the First Emigrant Settlers in Newton Township, Old Gloucester County, West New Jersey. Camden: Sinnickson Chew.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Clement, John (1875). A sketch of the life and character of John Fenwick. Philadelphia: Friends Historical Association.
- ^ ISBN 0-8063-0714-5.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ West Jersey Proprietors (1964). Burlington, New Jersey: Revell Press
- ^ Clement (1875). Based on extant documents, the departure date cannot be confirmed.
- ^ Shourds (1876), p. 10. Shourds wrote that the date of arrival at their destination was September 24, 1675.
- ^ The town name may have came from the word Shalom according to "1665 – The Founding of Salem – The Fenwick Colony".
External links
- "1665 – The Founding of Salem – The Fenwick Colony". NjFounders.org. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- "Manuscript Group 3, West Jersey Manuscript Collection, 1648-1829". New Jersey Historical Society.
West Jersey Archives collection contains approximately 65 manuscript items and spans the years 1648 to 1829.
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